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News Release from: ISA (Instrumentation, Systems and Aut Soc) | Subject: Batch production management standard
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 April 2006
Standard addresses batch production
management
Standard provides a detailed definition for batch production records, establishing a reference model for developing applications for the storage and/or exchange of batch production records.
Standard provides a detailed definition for batch production records, establishing a reference model for developing applications for the storage and/or exchange of batch production records ISA-88.00.04-2006, Batch Control Part 4: Batch Production Records, is the latest in the widely used series of batch control standards from ISA
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new standard provides a detailed definition for batch production records, establishing a reference model for developing applications for the storage and/or exchange of batch production records.
Implementations based upon the standard will allow retrieval, analysis, and reporting of selected batch production record data.
"The new Part 4 standard addresses the major problem of managing production information from multiple different control systems," stated ISA-SP88 chairman Dennis Brandl of BR and L Consulting.
"It defines a structure for preserving production information in a vendor-independent manner, and was designed to meet regulatory requirements related to data collection and retention.
The planned XML implementation of the standard will provide vendors and end users a valuable method for long-term retention of searchable production information." Although the new standard is intended primarily for batch processes, it may be of considerable value for other types of processes, Brandl added.
The standard is the fourth in ISA Batch Control Standards series, which also includes the following.
* ANSI/ISA-88.01-1995, Batch Control Part 1: Models and Terminology.
* ANSI/ISA88.00.02-2001, Batch Control Part 2: Data Structures and Guidelines for Languages.
* ANSI/ISA88.00.03-2003, Batch Control Part 3: General and Site Recipe Models and Representation.
* About ISA - founded in 1945, ISA is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capabilities.
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